klr 250 service manual

[Rick McCauley]

I would love to have an old (70's) XL350. I had one at the same time a buddy of mine had the newer (85 I think) XR350R. His was faster and had twice the suspension, but when it came to climbing, that old 350 was the one to have. You had to keep the new one screaming, or it would start clattering and dropping rpm's. The old one was a tractor in comparison. Rick A17

--- On Tue, 4/14/09, Jud Jones wrote: From: Jud Jones Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Re: KLR 250 service manual To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Date: Tuesday, April 14, 2009, 7:04 PM --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogro ups.com, "roncriswell@ ..." wrote: > > I have been considering buying the new KLX 250. Not gonna use it to > go cross country with but want something less piggy in rough stuff. > It is maybe 75 lbs lighter than a KLR. Anybody on the list have one? > The DRZ is in consideration also with more power. I wonder which has > the best suspension. The KLX has 6 speeds instead of 5 like the DRZ. > > Criswell > On Apr 14, 2009, at 11:30 AM, aphampton628 wrote: > You might also consider the yamaha WR250R. Mark Sampson recently took one on a border ride in AZ and NM and raved about how it performed. It is a bit spendy, around $6k. I think the KLX250 is quite a bit cheaper. I have read some reports from big guys (a lot bigger than you) on that bike, and haven't heard any complaints. There is a lot of hot-rod stuff for it, not surprising, since it is derived from the 300 enduro bike. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Rick McCauley]

--- On Wed, 4/15/09, Bill Watson wrote It is not as powerful as I would have guessed (based on memories of how fast a 250 felt when I was 9) but I know that can be improved if you want to. (I'm OK with it 'as-is'). If you're anything like me, it isn't that the 250 isn't as fast as it was when you were a kid, It is the extra poundage it now has to carry :- ( Rick A17 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]